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Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger, III (born January 23, 1951)〔 〕 is a retired airline captain and aviation safety consultant. He was hailed as a national hero in the United States when he successfully executed an emergency water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, New York City, after the aircraft was disabled by striking a flock of Canada geese during its initial climb out of LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009. All of the 155 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft survived. Sullenberger is an international speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety. He served as the co-chairman of the EAA's Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013. He retired from US Airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on March 3, 2010.〔(Bomkamp, Samantha. "'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sullenberger retires" ), Associated Press, March 3, 2010, accessed March 3, 2010〕 In May of the following year, Sullenberger was hired by CBS News as a News Aviation and Safety Expert.〔(‘Sully’ Sullenberger named CBS News Aviation and Safety Expert ), TV Newser, 19 May 2011〕 He is the author of the New York Times best-seller ''Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters'', a memoir of his life and of the events surrounding Flight 1549, published in 2009 by HarperCollins. His second book, ''Making a Difference: Stories of Vision and Courage from America's Leaders'', was published in May 2012. He was ranked second in ''Time''s "Top 100 Most Influential Heroes and Icons of 2009". ==Early life== Sullenberger was born in Denison, Texas, to a dentist father — a descendant of Swiss immigrants named ''Sollenberger'' — and an elementary school teacher mother. He has one sister, Mary Wilson. The street on which he grew up in Denison was named after his mother's family, the Hannas. According to his sister, Sullenberger built model planes and aircraft carriers during his childhood, and says he became interested in flying after seeing military jets from an Air Force base near his house. He went to school in Denison, and was consistently in the 99th percentile in every academic category. At the age of 12, his IQ was deemed high enough to join Mensa International.〔 In high school, he was the president of the Latin club,〔 a first chair flautist,〔 and an honor student.〔 His high-school friends have said that Sullenberger developed a passion for flying from watching jets based out of Perrin Air Force Base.〔 He was an active member of the Waples Memorial United Methodist Church in Denison,〔(John A. Lovelace. "United Methodist church nurtured hero pilot" United Methodist Church; February 17, 2009 )〕 and graduated from Denison High School in 1969 near the top of his class of about 350.〔 At 16, Sullenberger learned to fly in an Aeronca 7DC from a private airstrip near his home. He said the training he received from a local flight instructor set the base for his aviation career for the rest of his life. In addition to his Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Sullenberger also holds a Master's degree in Industrial Psychology from Purdue University and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Northern Colorado.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chesley Sullenberger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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